Our line of ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS was designed from the very beginning to be of the utmost quality and utility. We enlisted the finest practitioners in their respective fields to provide the scope of the excerpts and their own thoughts on and analysis of the most often requested audition pieces from the repertoire.
We were fortunate to have Jeanne Baxtresser, former Principal Flute with the New York Philharmonic, launch the series in spectacular fashion. For the piccolo, Jack Wellbaum, of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, lent us his vast experience and wisdom. And there would be no better choice to cover the world of operatic flute playing than Michael Parloff of The Metropolitan Opera! Throughout, Martha Rearick provided the amazing piano transcriptions that so eloquently match the flute parts.
We also determined that providing the excerpts in their original form - the editions that are most often used in the audition process - would be of great benefit. This actually entailed much more effort, but it should prove invaluable for the auditioning flutist. In many cases, printing is suspect, page turns are in awkward spots, and the music has been through many hands before. Our authors also give their advice in this aspect of auditioning and the benefit of their own experiences with auditions.
Theodore Presser Company's ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS has grown to now four volumes for flute and the all-new Orchestral Exerpts for Oboe. And there are plenty more to come...
ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FOR FLUTE with Piano Accompaniment
Selected and Annotated by JEANNE BAXTRESSER
Piano Reductions by MARTHA REARICK
Presser 414-41171 • $45.00
Also available: Jeanne Baxtresser's audio CD recording of the Excerpts, 414-41171D • $24.95
Jeanne Baxtresser, principal flautist with the New York Philharmonic, and Martha Rearick, also an orchestral flautist and much in demand as a pianist, have assembled THE source book for the auditioning orchestral flautist. Filled with performance tips and advice on personal presentation, this volume offers 32 of the most-requested orchestral pieces in one handy reference. The flute parts are printed exactly as they appear in orchestral parts (sometimes pretty, sometimes not so pretty), with Baxtresser’s commentary and advice throughout. Rearick’s piano “transcriptions” are designed to capture the flavor of the orchestra, not just the notes and cues. The piano accompaniment actually enhances the practice experience. Presser’s Orchestral Excerpts for Flute is the answer for all aspiring orchestral flautists.
This book will be appreciated by professional flutists and all serious students of the flute. Congratulations to both Miss Baxtresser and Miss Rearick.
— Julius Baker, Former Principal NY Philharmonic
The excerpts are well chosen, and for my money, [Ms. Baxtresser’s] comments are right on the mark. Bravo! — Donald Peck, Principal Flute, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
…it clears out many misprints or mistakes in the orchestral parts that we use every day in orchestral life, without having to look into the score… [This] book explains maximum concentration, control and creativity ‘from inside the music’…”
— Emmanuel Pahud, Principal Flute, Berlin Philharmonic
EXCERPTS
Debussy, Claude
Prélude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Gluck, Christoph
Menuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Act II of Orpheus)
Hindemith, Paul
Symphonic Metamorphosis; Turandot, Scherzo, Movement II
Mahler, Gustav
Das Lied von der Erde; Movement VI, Der Abschied,
excerpts with vocal cues
Prokofiev, Sergei
Classical Symphony, from Movement II; Peter and the Wolf
Ravel, Maurice
Bolero; Daphnis et Chloë
Rossini, Gioacchino
William Tell Overture
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Carnival of the Animals, 10. Volière
Strauss, Richard
Dance of the Seven Veils; Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Stravinsky, Igor
Chant du Rossignol; Firebird Suite, 1919 Version; Petrouchka,
1947 Revised Version
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyitch
Symphony No. 4
ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FOR PICCOLO with Piano Accompaniment
Selected and Annotated by JACK WELLBAUM
Piano Reductions by MARTHA REARICK
Presser 414-41180 • $40.00
A collection of excerpts compiled during Jack Wellbaum’s many years in the Cincinnati Symphony. The selection of contents is based on those excerpts most frequently asked for in auditions. Orchestral Excerpts for Piccolo includes well-known (and sometimes feared) piccolo solos, such as Movement 3 of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever, and Movement 2 from Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8. Not only are the excerpts arranged so that page breaks coincide with page turns in the actual publication, but the expert piano reductions allow a student to understand how the solo relates to the rest of the orchestra.
With this book, the student can learn the solo, and then in the privacy of the studio, learn to perform the solo with all the harmonies and countermelodies of the orchestral part. This is a remarkable achievement; a book that every young piccoloist must master.
— Jan Gippo, Solo Piccolo, St. Louis Symphony
The publication of orchestral piccolo excerpts with piano accompaniment has been long awaited and is a boon to all piccolo players. Jack Wellbaum and Martha Rearick are to be congratulated on their excellent work… As orchestral flautists need to be able to play the piccolo to a reasonable standard these days, whether professional or amateur, this publication is essential for the library of all flute players as well as the piccolo specialists.— Frederick A. Shade, Principal Piccolo, Melbourne (Australia)
Symphony Orchestra
EXCERPTS
Bartók, Béla
Excerpts from Concerto for Orchestra, Rumanian Folk Dances
van Beethoven, Ludwig
Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 9
Berlioz, Hector
La damnation de Faust, Symphonie fantastique
Borodin, Alexander
Polovetsian Dances (Prince Igor)
Brahms, Johannes
Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Britten, Benjamin
Excerpts from The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Delibes, Léo
Coppelia, No. 11: Musique des Automates
Dukas, Paul
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Hindemith, Paul
Nobilissima visione
Prokofiev, Serge
Birth of Kijé, Troika (Lieutenant Kijé)
Ravel, Maurice
Daphnis et Chloé, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Boléro,
Ma Mére L’Oye, Rapsodie Espagnole
Rossini, Gioacchino
Overture to La gazza ladra, Overture to La scala di seta,
Overture to Semiramide
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Excerpts from Symphonies 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10
Stravinsky, Igor
Variation de l’oiseau de feu, Fonde des princesses
(Firebird Suite, 1919 version)
Sousa, John Philip
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyitch
Chinese Danse (The Nutcracker); excerpts from Symphonies 4 and 6
…plus more!
OPERA EXCERPTS FOR FLUTE with Piano Accompaniment
Selected and Annotated by MICHAEL PARLOFF
Piano Reductions by MARTHA REARICK
Presser 414-41183 • $40.00
The ultimate audition book for aspiring orchestral flautists in the world of opera. Michael Parloff, Principal Flutist with The Metropolitan Opera, brings his extensive real-world experience to bear in this indispensable handbook. Crammed with the most-requested audition pieces from the opera world, this book presents the flute part as you would see it, with notes, tips, and background by Parloff.
Add to this Martha Rearick’s precise piano reductions, which capture the tone of the orchestra, not just the notes. This helps to impart the feel of the work, to enhance rehearsal time.
If you are preparing for an opera orchestra audition, or need to get to know the Big Tunes, Michael Parloff advises, gives some background information, and provides a piano accompaniment so that you will be as well prepared as possible. All the well-known operas are here in one book. Michael has done a great job. - Trevor Wye
Michael Parloff’s new book is a must-have for every flutist. It is incredibly well researched, and draws heavily on Mr. Parloff’s unique experience over many years at the Metropolitan Opera. The excerpts are presented clearly and with good humor, but the real stroke of genius is the reproduction of the ACTUAL flute parts that one will encounter in an opera production…You need this book!” — Ransom Wilson,
Soloist; Professor of Flute at Yale University
EXCERPTS
Bizet, Georges
Excerpts from Carmen, The Pearl Fishers
Donizetti, Gaetano
Excerpts from L’Elisir d’amore, Lucia di lammermoor
von Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Menuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orpheus and Eurydice)
Gounod, Charles
Introduction to Faust
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Excerpts from Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute
Puccini, Giacomo
Excerpts from La Bohème, Madama Butterfly,
Manon Lescaut, Tosca
Ravel, Maurice
Excerpt from L’Enfant et les Sortiléges
Rossini, Gioacchino
Excerpts from The Barber of Seville,
Overtures from Semiramide and William Tell
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Danse Bacchanale (Samson and Delilah)
Smetana, Bedrich
Excerpts from The Bartered Bride
Strauss, Richard
Excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier and Salome
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich
Excerpts from Eugene Onegin
Verdi, Giuseppe
Excerpts from Aïda, Don Carlo, Falstaff, I Lombardi,
Otello, Rigoletto and La Traviata
Wagner, Richard
Excerpts from Götterdämmerung, Lohengrin, Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg, Parsifal, Siegfried and Tannhäuser
GREAT FLUTE DUOS from the Orchestral Repertoire Excerpts for Principal, Second, and Alto Flute Auditions
Compiled and Annotated by JEANNE BAXTRESSER
Second Flute Commentaries by RENÉE SIEBERT (Second Flute, New York Philharmonic)
Alto Flute Commentaries by DAVID CRAMER (Associate Principal Flute, Philadelphia Orchestra)
Presser 414-41186 • $48.00
Jeanne Baxtresser has chosen the most-requested audition pieces and many of the most beautiful duets in the orchestral repertoire for Great Flute Duos. All flute parts are printed exactly as they appear in the most often used editions, retaining the original page breaks and turns to replicate the audition experience. Each excerpt is presented along with Ms. Baxtresser’s commentary and advice on preparation and performance.
Renée Siebert, Second Flute, New York Philharmonic, lends her wisdom and experience to the second flute parts, published in a separate pull-out book. A second pull-out from the volume includes rarely reprinted alto flute parts with advice on performance by David Cramer, Associate Principal Flute, Philadelphia Orchestra.
A virtual audition manual for aspiring orchestral flutists, special focus is given to the qualities of musical leadership needed in a principal flutist, the complex challenges of a second flute position and valuable suggestions for the performance of the major alto flute solos.
EXCERPTS
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Cantata No. 208, “Was Mir Behagt”: Sheep May Safely Graze,
Magnificat: Esurientes Impelerit Bonos, Mass in B minor: Kyrie eleison,
Qui Tollis, The Passion According to St. Matthew: Du lieber Heiland du
Buß und Reu, So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen, Andante
